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 | Dubuque - Page 645Louis to Dubuque ; hold that position lion till the consolidation of the Towboat and Northwestern Union Packet Company with the St. ... |
| 846 Jefferson street - Page 664846 Jefferson street ; he was born Dec. 2, 1831, in Frederick, Md. ; moved to Burlington in 1837. He married Oct. 31, 1858, Mary A. ... |
| Iowa City - Page 138Since that date, they were made in Iowa City. The result is that the atmospheric conditions of the climate of Iowa are in the highest degree favorable ... |
More | Des Moines - Page 388so soon as the said counties shall be organized, shall liquidate and pay so much of the debt now due and unpaid by the present county of Des Moines, ... |
| Burlington, Iowa - Page 308KNOW ALL MEN by this instrument, that I, Louis Clay, of Burlington, Iowa, of the first part, for and in consideration of Five Hundred and Ten Dollars, ... |
| St. Louis - Page 469The nearest point where lumber could then be procured was St. Louis. "The treaty with the Indians did not require them to give up possession of the ... |
| Cincinnati - Page 74Until this time Chillicothe and Cincinnati had in turn enjoyed the privileges of being the capital of Ohio. But the rapid settlement of the northern ... |
| Detroit - Page 73Before the close of the year, a stockade was built about Detroit. It was also during this year that Indiana and Illinois endeavored to obtain the ... |
| Sioux City - Page 247Company I, from Sioux City and known as Sioux City Cavalry; Company K was originally Company A of the Fourteenth Infantry and afterward Company A of ... |
| Joliet - Page 23The men remained in the boat, and Marquette and Joliet followed the path till they discovered a village on the banks of a river, and two other ... |
| Vicksburg - Page 707C, 30th IVI; was at the siege of Vicksburg and with Sherman on his march to the sea. Married Miss Rosie Minerd Jan. 1, 1868; have three children ... |
| Peoria, Illinois - Page 161Louis, of November 3, 1804, and agreed to deliver up all their prisoners to the officer in command at Fort Clark, now Peoria, Illinois. ... |
| Chicago - Page 84But ere we leave the narrative we will present our readers with an account of the Kinzie house, the old landmark of Chicago, and the discovery of the ... |
| Davenport, Iowa - Page 81Big Eagle, an Indian now in confinement at Davenport, Iowa, will, upon the receipt of this order, be immediately released from confinement and set at ... |
| New Orleans - Page 48and remained so until ceded again to Spain, its original owner, who afterwards sold it and the country including New Orleans to the United States. ... |
| Louisville - Page 73It arrived at Louisville on the 10th day of October. At the close of the first week of January, 1812, it arrived at Natchez, after being nearly ... |
| Green Bay - Page 360"The Foxes first moved to the West, and settled in the vicinity of Green Bay, on Lake Michigan. But they had become involve'! in wars with the French ... |
| Fort Wayne - Page 71In June of the following year, he visited the Indian agent at Fort Wayne. Here he disavowed any intention to make a war against the United States, ... |
| Atlanta - Page 247Was engaged at Pea Ridge, Port Gibson, in Atlanta campaign, Chickasaw Bayou, Lookout Mountain, etc. Was mustered out at Davenport July 5, 1865. |
| Jacksonville - Page 656and died there ton years later ; j James C. attended Illinois College, at Jacksonville ; having a decided preference for a business career, ... |
| New York - Page 124All the Devonian strata of Iowa evidently belong to a single epoch, and referable to the Hamilton, as recognized by New York geologists. ... |
| Niles, Michigan - Page 105his family in a boat in charge of a friendly Indian, to be taken to his trading station at the site of Niles, Michigan, in the event of his death. |
| Madison - Page 129The limestone exposed in this formation furnishes good material for building as in Madison and Fremont Counties. ... |
| Indianapolis - Page 73For some time the seat of government was at Corydon, but a more central location being desirable, the present capital, Indianapolis (City of Indiana), ... |
| Quebec - Page 33He repaired at once to Quebec to obtain the approval of the Governor. His eloquent appeal prevailed. The Governor and the Intendant, Talon, ... |
| Marietta - Page 74Banking had begun in Ohio as early as 1808, when the first bank was chartered at Marietta, but here as elsewhere it did not bring to the state the ... |
| Lexington, Ky - Page 475He was accompanied by his aged father, who had fought throughout the Revolutionary war, and who was one of the first settlers in Lexington, Ky. ... |
| Milwaukee - Page 86Chicago and Milwaukee then had a few hundred inhabitants, and Gurdon S. Hubbard's trail from the former city to Kaskaskia led almost through a ... |
| Waterloo - Page 96To have struggled and suffered amid the scenes of its fall is as distinguishing as to have fought at Thermopylae, or Salamis, or Hastings, or Waterloo ... |
| Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn - Page 243Was engaged at Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn.; Corinth, Allatoona, Ga.; Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Sherman's march to Savannah and through the ... |
| Savannah - Page 243Was engaged at Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn.; Corinth, Allatoona, Ga.; Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Sherman's march to Savannah and through the ... |
| Cleveland, Ohio - Page 630while he was yet an infant, his father removed with his family to Canada, and lived there until he was 1 6 years of age, then went to Cleveland, Ohio, ... |
| Horton, Miss - Page 200Horton, Miss Mary E. Shelton arid Mr. George Sherman were appointed a committee to furnish the building and take all necessary steps for opening the ... |
| Trenton - Page 122Peter s sandstone and Trenton limestone, in their regular order, along the bluffs of the Mississippi from the northern boundary of the State as far ... |
| Morning Sun, Ohio - Page 577RC Hamilton, of Morning Sun, Ohio, having been appointed to supply Keokuk Presbytery of the United Presbyterian Church for one quarter, ... |
| Nashville - Page 678I, 45th Regular Volunteers ; was in the battle of Nashville and several others ; mustered out in 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Kopp are members of the ME Church ... |
| Memphis - Page 243The Forty-fourth did garrison duty at Memphis and La Grange, Tenn. Mustered out at Davenport, September 15, 1864. |
| Sumter - Page 449Almost simultaneous with the news of the attack upon Sumter came the call from President Lincoln for troops. In the remote towns and rural localities, ... |
| Pittsburgh - Page 73On the 18th of March, 1816, Pittsburgh was incorporated as a city. It then had a population of 8000 people, and was already noted for its ... |
| La Porte, Ind - Page 630C. resigned his position in the navy and went to La Porte, Ind., where he published for two years the La Porte Union, being associated with a brother ... |
| Dansville - Page 631returning to Dansville, he practiced alternately medicine and dentistry having acquired the latter profession in 1844; leaving York State in 1850, ... |
| Rochester, New York - Page 33Their guides conducted them directly to the Seneca village on the bank of the Genesee, in the vicinity of the present City of Rochester, New York. ... |
| Little Rock, Ark - Page 247Was mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., February 28, 1866. * ARTILLERY. THB FIRST BATTERY OF LIGHT ARTILLERY was enrolled in the counties of Wapello, ... |
| Greenville - Page 63the following year, the treaty of Greenville was signed by the principal chiefs, by which a large tract of country was ceded to the United States. ... |
| Lansing - Page 496are entitled to become cities of the second class, to wit: The town of Marion, in the county of Linn; the town of Lansing, in the count/ of Allamakee. ... |
| Washington, DC - Page 81Through Com'g Gen'l, Washington, DC" Another Indian who figures more prominently than Big Eagle, and who was more cowardly in his nature, ... |
| Melrose, Iowa - Page 307contracts and agrees to and with the said Thomas Whiteside, that he will deliver in good and marketable condition, at the Village of Melrose, Iowa, ... |
| Miami - Page 105not far distant, with a band of mounted Miamis, of whose tribe he was chief, having been adopted by the famous Miami warrior, Little Turtle. ... |
| Springfield, Mo - Page 706D ; was in battles of Springfield, Mo., and Duck Springs, and served his time out ; was in the employ of the government till the close of the war. ... |
| Manistee, Michigan - Page 309situated in Manistee, Michigan, with all the improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, which said real estate is recorded in my name, ... |
| Jacksonville, Illinois - Page 198Bacon was blind, he was a fine scholar and an economical manager, anil had founded the Blind Asylum at Jacksonville, Illinois. ... |
| Ann Arbor, Mich - Page 368Charles White also formed a collection, which is now at Ann Arbor, Mich. Among others who have prosecuted like work are Rev. William H. ... |
| Florence, SC - Page 643transferred to prison in South Carolina ; was recaptured and taken to Charleston, thence to Florence, SC, where he was paroled the following December. ... |
| Cedar Rapids - Page 513The Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern and the Burlington & Southwestern Railways run between the buildings and' the river, making the delivery of ... |
| Charleston - Page 643transferred to prison in South Carolina ; was recaptured and taken to Charleston, thence to Florence, SC, where he was paroled the following December. ... |
| Boston - Page 535Edwards was acquainted with the school system of Boston, and aimed to build up a similar plan here. April 5, 1850, an editorial appeared, ... |
| Portland, Oregon - Page 468He is now living in Portland, Oregon, and thither a letter of inquiry was dispatched. In response we received a detailed history of his first days ... |
| Minneapolis - Page 640Telegraph Company, with headquarters at Burlington ; left that business in 1854, and went to Minneapolis as agent of the US Land Office, returning to ... |
| Flint, Mich - Page 630He went to Flint, Mich., in the fall of 1863, and engaged as civil engineer in connection with the Flint & Holly RR His uncle was Governor of the ... |
| Dallas - Page 244Company A was from Dubuque ; Company B, from Poweshiek ; C, from Dallas and Guthrie ; D, from Taylor and Fayette ; E, from Ringgold and Linn ; F, ... |
| Middletown, Vt - Page 640of Middletown, Vt, in 1838. He was appointed sole Commissioner of the Vermont Insane Asylum in 1846, which office gave him entire jurisdiction of the ... |
| Kansas City - Page 415He has recently removed to Kansas City. Mr. Bentley is now in California, engaged in fruit culture. In 1866, Mr. HR Whipple bought Mr. ... |
| Helena, Ark - Page 246The Fourth Cavalry lost men in the following engagements : Guntown, Miss.; Helena, Ark.; near Bear Creek, Misa.; near Memphis, Tenn.; Town Creek, ... |
| St. Paul, Minnesota - Page 392Peters (now St. Paul, Minnesota), and received the northern vote. The Federal appointments in the Territory, in addition to the Governor, ... |
| Orange, NJ - Page 660Miller ; she was born in Orange, NJ; Mrs. Robb is a graduate of the Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago ; they have four children — Henry, Nettie, ... |
| Philadelphia - Page 676Brown, at Greensburgh, Penn. ; attended lectures at the Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia; graduated in 1861 ; commenced practice in ... |
| Springfield, Ohio - Page 644JONES, WESLEY, wholesale and retail dealer in books, stationery and fancy goods ; born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1839 ; is the son of Wesley Jones, ... |
| Danville, Iowa - Page 556Reuben Gaylord, of Danville, Iowa, and Rev. WC Rankin, of Yellow Springs, then laboring in the Territory under the patronage of the American Home ... |
| Louisiana, Mo - Page 708Louis in 1854, where he learned the shoemaker's trade and worked at it three years ; then went to Louisiana, Mo., and married Miss Mary Brier, ... |
| Fredericksburg - Page 187Treadway, Sioux City ; Buel Sherman, Fredericksburg, and Laurel Summers, Le Claire. EW Starten, Secretary ; William D. Lucas, Treasurer. ... |
| Baltimore - Page 99We also reach Cincinnati and Baltimore, and Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, and New York. North and south run the water courses of the lakes and the ... |
| Jackson, Tenn - Page 529The writer is now a resident of Jackson, Tenn. " If you will pardon the free use of the personal pronoun, 1 will tell you something of the Burlington ... |
| Osceola, Mo - Page 651F, 39th Ohio, in 1861, and was elected 2d Lieutenant by his company ; was in all the battles his regiment engaged in ; was wounded at Osceola, Mo. ... |
| Albany, NY - Page 6721, 1842; in 1865, he came to Burlington, having graduated at the law school in Albany, NY, and had been admitted to thebar ; he was City Attorney in ... |
| Piqua, Ohio - Page 38This was the first blood shed between the French and English, and occurred near the present City of Piqua, Ohio, or at least at a point about ... |
| Tyler, Texas - Page 630D, Gth Kansas Cavalry, and served over three years, the last ten months as prisoner of war, at Tyler, Texas. He married May 27, 1869, ... |
| Dayton, Ohio - Page 721His father, James McCray, was born near Dayton, Ohio, in 1809; came to Iowa in 1852, and located on the farm now owned by his son, James B. ... |
| Knoxville - Page 235Geddes, of Vinton, as Lieutenant Colonel, and JC Ferguson, of Knoxville, as Major. Company A was from Clinton County ; Company B, from Scott County ... |
| Frankfort, Ky - Page 641Ohio, in 1856; remained there only a few weeks ; then went to Frankfort, Ky. ; there two years ; then removed to Canton, Ohio; lived there one year; ... |
| Canton, Ohio - Page 641Ohio, in 1856; remained there only a few weeks ; then went to Frankfort, Ky. ; there two years ; then removed to Canton, Ohio; lived there one year; ... |
| La Grange, Tenn - Page 243The Forty-fourth did garrison duty at Memphis and La Grange, Tenn. Mustered out at Davenport, September 15, 1864. |
| Oxford, Ohio - Page 639He graduated at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in June, 1855, and came with his father to Ipwa in 1839, which has since been his residence. ... |
| Montreal - Page 35Sulpice, nor from those who made him their patron saint ; and thus repulsed, they returned to Montreal the following June without having made a single ... |
| Laclede, Mo - Page 521Joe Railroad at Laclede, Mo. This connection at once makes it a great trunk line to the Southwest, affording rapid communication with St. ... |
| Cedar, Iowa - Page 260Iowa is well watered; the principal rivers being the Mississippi and Missouri, which form respectively its east and west limits, and the Cedar, Iowa, ... |
| Denver - Page 99Louis wants the Southern Pacific or Kansas Pacific, and pushes it out through Denver, and so on up to Cheyenne. But before the road is fairly under ... |
| St. Francisville, Mo - Page 528Louis, the route at this end of the line extending from Burlington to St. Francisville, Mo., a small town on the Des Moines River, a few miles west of ... |
| Virginia City, Montana - Page 644During 1864 to 1865, Wesley Jones, Jr., was engaged in mercantile and trading business at Virginia City, Montana ; returning to Burlington, ... |
| Buffalo - Page 171Clark moved across from Illinois, and laid the foundation of the town of Buffalo, in Scott County, which was the first actual settlement within the ... |
| Marthasville, Mo - Page 572Frederick Fausel, from the Theological Seminary of Marthasville, Mo., became Pastor, and has continued ever since to minister to his people with ... |
| Augusta - Page 376In 1834, as nearly as can be learned, Levi Moffit built a mill on Skunk River, near the site of Augusta. It was claimed that this was the first mill ... |
| Rome - Page 95with the defenses of a continent piled around her by the thousand miles, making her far safer than Rome on the banks of the Tiber; |
| Athens - Page 96with schools eclipsing Alexandria and Athens : with liberties more conspicuous than those of the old republics ; with a heroism equal to the first ... |
| Jerusalem - Page 96with a heroism equal to the first Carthage, and with a sanctity scarcely second to that of Jerusalem — set your thoughts on all this, lifted into the ... |
| Cambridge - Page 368Wachsmuth, at Cambridge, at the personal solicitation of Prof. Agassiz. Prof. Charles White also formed a collection, which is now at Ann Arbor, Mich. ... |
| Damascus - Page 95CHICAGO IN 1833. the youngest city of the world, and still the eye of the prairie, as Damascus, the oldest city of the world, is the eye of the desert ... |
| Warsaw - Page 165at Edinburgh, Scotland, a surgeon in the United States Army, stationed at a military post located on the present site of Warsaw, married an Indian ... |
| Paris - Page 134These tests have all been practically made in the rooms of the Geological Survey, and the quality of the plaster of Paris still further tested by ... |
| Lyon - Page 114This stream passes through Lyon and Sioux Counties. It was evidently so named from the fact that considerable exposures of the red Sioux quartzite ... |
| Cairo - Page 92In the case of the Illinois Central road, which formerly transferred to other lines at Cairo the vast burden of freight destined for the Gulf region, ... |
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